THIS WEEK’S BIG CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Guzzle greedily,
… the food 4. Variety of red wine grapes
8. Extracts metal from ore 12. Gives a meal to 16. Broadcasting agencies, mass … 18. Assistance and contribution 19. Agency that collects and distributes information (8,5) 21. Resembling cowhide, … skin
23. Cool courage
24. Iron glove of armour 26. Printing re-correction 28. Job to be done 31. Come together as one 32. Star of Vice, … Adams 34. Eagle nest
35. Alpine area of Austria 36. Mid-arm joint 37. Arrive, … at (3,2) 38. Guide a vehicle, eg 39. Break suddenly,
… in two
41. Him and her 44. Alligator-like animal 45. Merit,
… congratulations 49. Decreases in intensity 51. God of the Koran
53. Sits for a photographer 54. Bitterly regretting,
… the decision 56. Random times, at … intervals 57. Channel between Australia and New Guinea, … Strait 59. Take a gulp 60. Academic test 62. German for “Mrs” 63. Written laugh sound (2,2)
64. Cut sharply
65. Fiery gemstone 67. Forehead
70. Afresh, start … 73. Treat badly (3-3) 75. Lots, … of them (1,4,4) 76. Count on 77. Determine a metal’s composition 78. Cooktop, on the … 79. Black-clad Japanese assassins
80. Gives a job to 84. Encountered by chance, … into
85. Contrary but complementary, yin and … 88. Defrost, thaw 90. Short of money (slang) 92. Apartments, home … 93. Loose stones on a hillside 94. Clothes-drying stand 96. Old anaesthetic 97. AC/DC hit (1,1,1) 99. Cosy foot covers, woollen …
100. Open-back trucks
103. Walkway
105. Handling clumsily, … the ball 107. Ancient Jordanian city
108. Idle behaviour
109. Substitute for glasses (7,6) 111. Fatherly
112. Milk processing factory
113. Small island 114. Empty in the middle 115. Barked shrilly 116. Nimble, sprightly
DOWN
2. Game played before the main match (7-6) 3. Loyal, dependable 4. Maudlin, sentimental 5. Unbroken 6. Quantity 7. Japanese Buddhism 8. Latin for “so” or “thus”
9. Heavy wooden hammer 10. Departs
11. Sway back and forth 13. Adds to and improves 14. Two films on the bill (6,7) 15. Luxurious 17. Pioneer, colonist 20. Hat’s edge 22. Monarch’s time in office 25. Share an opinion 26. Ooze
27. Flowed back 29. Confuse, … her wits 30. Held on to, retained 32. Fills with wonder 33. Marilyn Monroe movie, The Seven … Itch 39. Difficulty, obstacle 40. Shiny, gleaming 42. The Terminator saying, … la vista baby! 43. Yacht’s sail pole
44. Vice co-star of 32. Across, … Bale 46. Garden wriggler 47. Unsettling and exciting 48. Music solo
50. Called a temporary halt, … proceedings 52. Main route
53. Hands over money in advance 55. Expected standards 58. Make a public speech 59. Replacement player (abbrev)
61. Cut the grass,
… the lawn 66. Flattering statements used to persuade someone
68. Tree sap 69. Much-loved actor
71. Eat away at 72. Moody, very … 74. Requiring little effort 76. Amount owing 80. Chosen or special few 81. Annoying creature 82. Forcibly remove,
… from office 83. Middle Eastern country 86. Very pale, … faced 87. Spiritual guide 88. Light woven fabric 89. Opera, … Di Lammermoor 90. Outer layer, the … of the Earth 91. Revealing or betraying, a … sign
94. Aiming high 95. Plunder
98. Scoops up a fish 101. Underground passageway
102. Famous swimwear
brand
103. Large yellow-green
tropical fruit
104. Accept a new job, … a
new position (4,2)
106. Pink and grey parrot
108. Wrinkled, creased
110. Noticed, observed
111. Stick your nose in